346 First Book of Samuel
46 This day, and the Lord will deliver thee into
my hand, and I will slay thee, and take away thy
head from thee: and I will give the carcasses of
the army of the Philistines this day to the birds
of the air, and to the beasts of the earth: that
all the earth may know that there is a God in
Israel.
47 And all this assembly shall know that the
Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for it is
his battle, and he will deliver you into our hands.
48 And when the Philistine arose, and was
coming, and drew nigh to meet David, David
made haste, and ran to the fight to meet the
Philistine.
49 And he put his hand into his scrip, and
took a stone, and cast it with the sling, and
fetching it about, struck the Philistine in the
forehead, and he fell on his face upon the earth.
50 And David prevailed over the Philistine,
with a sling and a stone, and he struck, and slew
the Philistine. And as David had no sword in
his hand,
51 He ran, and stood over the Philistine, and
took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath,
and slew him, and cut off his head. And the
Philistines seeing that their champion was dead,
fled away.
52 And the men of Israel and Juda rising
up shouted, and pursued after the Philistines
till they came to the valley and to the gates of
Accaron, and there fell many wounded of the
Philistines in the way of Saraim, and as far as
Geth, and as far as Accaron.
53 And the children of Israel returning, after
they had pursued the Philistines, fell upon their
camp.
54 And David taking the head of the Philis-
tine, brought it to Jerusalem: but his armour he
put in his tent.
55 Now at the time that Saul saw David going
out against the Philistines, he said to Abner, the
captain of the army: Of what family is this young
man descended, Abner? And Abner said: As thy
soul liveth, O king, I know not.
56 And the king said: Inquire thou, whose son
this young man is.
57 And when David was returned, after
the Philistine was slain, Abner took him, and
brought him in before Saul, with the head of the
Philistine in his hand.
58 And Saul said to him: Young man, of what
family art thou? And David said: I am the son
of thy servant Isai the Bethlehemite.Chapter 18
And it came to pass, when he had made an end
of speaking to Saul, the son of Jonathan was knit
with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him
as his own soul.
2 And Saul took him that day, and would not
let him return to his father’s house.
3 And David and Jonathan made a covenant,
for he loved him as his own soul.
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the coat
with which he was clothed, and gave it to David,
and the rest of his garments, even to his sword,
and to his bow, and to his girdle.
5 And David went out to whatsoever business
Saul sent him, and he behaved himself prudently:
and Saul set him over the soldiers, and he was
acceptable in the eyes of all the people, and es-
pecially in the eyes of Saul’s servants.
6 Now when David returned, after he slew the
Philistine, the women came out of all the cities
of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul,
with timbrels of joy, and cornets.
7 And the women sung as they played, and
they said: Saul slew his thousands, and David